The royal commentaries of Peru : in two parts / written originally in spanish by the Inca Garcilasso de la Vega; rendred into english by sir Paul Rycaut.

r BooKIX- Royal Commentaries. CH ·A P. XI)( Of the Hogs; a11d theú· great Increafe. A. T tbe beginning I-Íogs wére ·much d~arer t~an ~oats, though there was nd fet price made for them. Peter de Cie,r;a m bis z.6rh Chapt~r of the Re~ ni~rks or Obfervacions .of the Provinces óf P ;,.u, faich , That, che Ma,re{hal Don Géorge Roble® bought crmongft che Goods of Chriflopher de · 4Jqla,. a,Sow and a P.ig at th~ price of-one choufand fix húndred Pieces of Eighc. And fa,rther he faith, Thq.f chis Sc\W was eaten fome few days afrer in ch~ City of Cali, and was the chief Enrertainment at a great Feaíl: ; and chac it was ordinary w QIJY ~igs in.the belly of the Sow ,at a lmnclred Pieces of Eight a Pig;, ~n·d fometimes more. ( _,, · - , He that is defüous ro know che exceffive pJ.Jices yvhich the Spania!di · gay'e for thirigs in chofe ,days amongíl: chemfelves, let him re_ade che fore-mencion_ed;Cnap- ter,' .and chen he will fee at how·mean a rate G0lcl and S~lv~r were elleemed1io COQ'Jp¡¡rifon With che Comrnodi.ties of Spain : .~bich p,roce.eqed ,Írom ·tbe ·great,af-, · feétion whkh che SPtJnjaras bore •to cheir Native~S0il, when füfi .cheyy,planced rhem- fe1v~. io ch~New World ;. for chemthey ne'!:en·fcrQpled che giv·ing an~ -Rr.ice fór !he thing~ which <;ame from-Spain, , that chey \night ea..t tht:m, :or1 br~ed tbem, as if t:bey had been fo -ne~effary ·ro humane life, ·cbá.t no fubfül:eqce_<mµld pe witbout them,. , .· , , 1 ,, • ( • · 1 j 1 . 1. ·• •• ~ • In the year 1 5 60, a good Hog w.as worilic~~n- J?ieces pf Right at Cq~ao, and now may be had for 'fix or.fevea ;,¡and were-ii: notJor' the Lard, whic;h, tbey fay, iÚood to cur~ rhe ~S<;ab, or Mur.rain, toi whkh . ~he Cattel in-icbat Goumrey·are much fubjeét, ~hey would be muchcheaper: And alfo che Sp4niareú, fo.r w:antof Oil in chofe Countries; havo licence ,to,drefs their Mean with it .on Pridf!Ys,i · and in Leflt. • · r, , ,¡ , ~ 1. . < .,r11- . , ;; ' r: ...,, • . The Sowsiin .Pmfbare firangely fruitfull 5 for io · ~he year 1558, 1 rem.etn~r to_ have feen in nhe.Market.of .f enu twp Sows, with thircy tw'o Pigs, each of them baving brought forch fixceeo Pigs·ac one farrowing; and when 1 faw thern, they mighc ~ of aMonth old ; and yt?t they were fófat and-ílick, that one would wonder how it were poffiblefor the.Dams.tomaihtajn and fuekle fo many of them fo fuch good plight: and <;:ondicion. .. - . ' J 1 ¡ . The Indiaxs· give the Name of Cuchi to che Hqgs, which is aword they have framed from Coche, Coche which the Spaniards u.tter, when they fpeak to their Hogs. · . . . • • C HAP.